[Video] Harry F. Miller recalls Battle of the Bulge

Harry F. Miller enlisted in the U.S.Army at the age of 15 and soon found himself part of the 740th tank battalion attached to the 82nd Airborne Division. In commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, which spanned December 14 to January 25 in 1944, we ran a short video series featuring Harry’s personal account of the battle.

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie spoke on the state of VA, community resources for Veterans, department priorities, and address questions from the last community town hall.

This month we recognize and celebrate the 1-year birthday of the Topeka site for the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). This is the third VCL site, following our first call center in Canandaigua, New York and the second in Atlanta, Georgia, opening in 2007 and 2016, respectively. VCL Topeka Responders, Social Services Assistants, Supervisors, Workflow Coordinators, Team Operations Coordinators, and support staff make up approximately 80 of the team’s 800 staff across the three sites.

 VETERAN OF THE WEEK

This week we honor Marine Corps Veteran Alfred Newman. Alfred served during World War II.

Alfred grew up in New Mexico and enlisted with the Marine Corps in 1943. He was one of over 400 Navajos who enlisted with the Marine Corps during World War II.